Hey, you guys have probably seen these kinds of posts thousands of times already and I'm sorry.

I'm a relatively new Valorant player but have been playing casual FPS games for a while now. I placed Platinum in the last episode and have been struggling to climb ever since. I am currently in a 10+ losing streak. I have also taken a few days break, but the cycle never stops.

I got demoted to Gold 3, 2 and then 1 recently. I feel like each rank I went down I am introduced to even worse teammates. More dry peeks, more silent comms and more toxicity. I am struggling to pinpoint the problem, is it me? is it my teammates? am I facing radiant smurfs? I main controller and I feel like I have contributed immensely with my smokes and callouts.

I am losing hope. I don't know what to do!